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Community Engagement in Research Toolkit

The Community Engagement in Research Toolkit  (the Toolkit) is a joint initiative with the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and aims to offer community members and researchers practical resources to support community involvement in health and medical research and research activities.

While the resources within the Toolkit have been developed or identified for community engagement activities within Health Translation SA (HTSA) and SAHMRI, we would encourage other health and medical research organisations to adapt them for their own use.

Additional resources will be added to the Toolkit overtime, so please keep checking back!

Thank you to members of the Community Engagement in Research Toolkit Workgroup for their contributions to the development and review of the resources.

  • Using the Community Interest Register

    This resource provides a brief overview of the Community Interest Register. This process map provides an overview and step by step guide for researchers wishing to use the Community Interest Register to connect with consumers

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  • Capturing community engagement activities in PURE

    This factsheet provides SAHMRI researchers with advice about how to record community engagement activities in PURE. Note: access will require log-in to Confluence

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  • SAHMRI Consumer and Community Engagement Policy for Reimbursement and/or Sitting Fees of Advisory Groups

    This policy provides a guideline for the payment of sitting fees and out-of-pocket expenses for community members involved in advisory, reference and/or working groups

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  • Community orientation guide

    This guide provides community members with an overview of the role of SAHMRI and HTSA.  It also details SAHMRI and HTSA’s approach to community engagement and some other useful information that may assist community members in their involvement in research activities

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  • About the Community Interest Register

    This resource provides a brief overview of the Community Interest Register, including information about what the Register is and how researchers can use this tool to connect with consumers and community. It also outlines the value and importance of involving consumers and community in research

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  • Community engagement request

    This form is for SAHMRI or HTSA affiliated researchers to use to request support for engaging community members in their research projects

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  • Australian Taxation Office: Statement by a supplier

    This form is to be used the first time a Community Engagement Expense Claim form is submitted for an individual community member seeking reimbursement of sitting fees and/or out-of-pocket expenses. It is a requirement of the Australian Taxation Office

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  • Community engagement expense claim

    This form is to be used to arrange reimbursement of sitting fees and/or out-of-pocket expenses for community members. This form accompanies the Statement by a Supplier Form. Acknowledgement: Registry of Senior Australians

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  • Expression of interest

    This form is for researchers to use when recruiting community members to be involved in research activities. This form accompanies the Expressions of Interest form and can be adapted to meet the needs of an individual research group or project

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  • Call for expressions of interest

    This template is for researchers to use when recruiting community members for their research activities. This template accompanies the Expression of Interest form and can be adapted to meet the needs of an individual research group or project

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  • Terms of reference for consumer advisory groups

    This template is for researchers to use when establishing a consumer advisory group. This can be adapted to meet the needs of an individual research group or project.

    Acknowledgement: No Australians Dying of Bowel Cancel Initiative

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  • Consumer advisory group introductory letter

    This template is for researchers to use when establishing a consumer advisory group. This can be adapted to meet the needs of an individual research group or project.

    Acknowledgement: Registry of Senior Australians

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  • Embedding community and consumer engagement activities in grant applications

    This factsheet provides researchers with general advice about what grant reviewers are looking for in the community engagement section of applications

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  • Stakeholder forum report 2022

    ‘This year 46 people (30 in-person and 16 online) attended our Stakeholder Forum held on 10 August 2022

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Other useful links

  • NHMRC Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research. Download statement.

  • NHMRC Toolkit for Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research. View toolkit

  • Australian Clinical Trials Alliance/CTIQ consumer involvement toolkit. View toolkit.

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